"Tolstoy should never be applied as any kind of treatment, medical or otherwise. Those books kill more people than they save, on a yearly basis." Yeah, Cosima wasn't done quipping. There were few situations in which Cosima was done quipping, another trait that she sometimes suspected had its grounding in some kind of genetic predisposition. Was there a sass gene? Maybe someday she could identify and prove the existence of the sass gene.
"So far, this library has been a total bomb. Not that I had super high hopes, after seeing what the town has to offer in general, so far." Which was morbid, creepy, and extra-creepy faux tourist appeal. Nothing helpful or useful yet, unless she wanted to learn about gardening tips. Which she did not, thank you very much, bookshelf.